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HIDOE recognizes 2025 Employee, Manager and Team of the Year
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) named its 2025 Employee, Manager and Team of the Year award winners, recognizing their outstanding contributions to public education in Hawai‘i. “Every nominee here represents impact,” Superintendent Keith Hayashi said. “The work they do — whether in a classroom, an office, on a campus, or behind…
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Students with special needs take the court as Friday Night Prime Time season tips off
Friday Night Prime Time games kicked off its ninth season at three high schools across O‘ahu in early March. It’s a program to provide at-risk students and students with disabilities an opportunity to participate in inclusive interscholastic athletics and represent their schools in competition alongside their peers. The annual interscholastic athletics event gives students a…
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Hawaiʻi public schools advancing farm-to-school efforts with new small farm partnerships
KĀNEʻOHE — To advance farm-to-school initiatives, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) is rolling out a new process that encourages small farm micropurchases of locally grown produce for school meals across the state. Students at Kahaluʻu Elementary School enjoyed locally grown microgreens on their lunch plates today, harvested just across the street from campus…
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Staff Spotlight: Jesse K. Souki (Deputy Superintendent of Operations)
Jesse K. Souki Title: Deputy Superintendent of OperationsJob site: HIDOE state officeYears in the HIDOE: < 1 yearYears in the position: < 1 year Jesse Souki was appointed in Aug. 2025 as deputy superintendent for operations, a senior leadership role that oversees major infrastructure, facilities and support services. Souki brings two decades of leadership experience…
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Operation Driver Excellence and Traffic Safety Fair offer students and parents practical tips for safe driving
HONOLULU — Over the past two years, traffic fatalities have increased in Hawaiʻi, with data from the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation showing an 18-year record high in deaths in 2025. These avoidable deaths were attributed primarily to speeding and distracted driving. Statewide, there were 129 fatalities in 2025, more than a 20 percent increase over…
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Alumni Spotlight: Lāiana Kanoa-Wong (Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Ānuenue)
Lāiana Kanoa-Wong Occupation: Hawaiian cultural consultantWhat school you grad? Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Ānuenue ‘02College: University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaLocation: Waimānalo, HI Lāiana Kanoa-Wong is a proud graduate of the Kula Kaiapuni Hawaiian immersion system, beginning at Pūnana Leo o Honolulu, continuing at Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Waiau and eventually Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Ānuenue,…
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Maui-grown mandarins debut in Hawaiʻi public school meals
KAHULUI AND WAHIAWĀ — Hawaiʻi public school cafeterias statewide had the opportunity to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a festive “good fortune” lunch honoring East and Southeast Asian cultures. The symbolic meal featured: The round fruit option created an opportunity for many schools to serve locally grown Maui mandarins from Mahi Pono. As part…
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Mural Moʻolelo: Lahaina Intermediate
When alumna Roxy Ortiz was asked to create a mural for Lahaina Intermediate for Spectra Fest Lahaina 2025, a celebration of art, culture and community, she heeded the call. As a co-founder of Wooden Wave with her husband Matthew, Honu Honua—or “Earth Turtle”—was the provocative art collaboration. “It felt really special to come back to…
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Kaʻala Elementary counselor named 2026 Hawaiʻi School Counselor of the Year
HONOLULU — Marisa Toyooka, school counselor at Ka‘ala Elementary School in Wahiawā, has been named the 2026 Hawai‘i School Counselor of the Year by the Hawaiʻi School Counselor Association, recognizing her leadership in strengthening student attendance and building community partnerships that support student success. Over the past four years, Toyooka has led a coordinated, data-driven…
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The sky’s the limit for students in new early-career aviation maintenance program
A cohort of ten students from Campbell, Kapolei, and Waipahu high schools is piloting the state’s first aviation maintenance technology program in collaboration with the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum (PHAM). The program provides early-career training starting a student’s junior year. The goal is to prepare students for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification, enabling them to…